Printing the nobori flags

These are tall banners for groups or armies of samurai and ashigaru warriors, called nobori. They are 70mm tall including the pole, and can be inserted into the fists of warrior models with a 2mm pin drill, or inserted into the wood and bamboo stand included in the set.

Ł They are designed to be printed without supports, as the spine of the banner pole is flat. This means they will print well on their backs, as shown in the picture above, and have adequate strength.

ŁThese flags were all printed at 0.1mm layers, but they print quite quickly even at a slow 20mm/s print speed.

The picture above shows the flags after a quick white spray undercoat and then a (messy) dark wash, to show the details. The wooden stand is just a simple piece of bamboo with four wooden struts to keep it upright.

Hopefully everything should look a lot better with proper paint, in a couple of days!!